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Bipartisan defeat of Senate GMO DARK Act a victory for right to know
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today a bipartisan group of senators voted to block Sen. Pat Roberts’ (R-Kan.)legislation,dubbed the Deny Americans the Right to Know (DARK) Act, which would have prevented Verm…
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Congress urged to uphold will of the people; Garland deserves a fair hearing
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following President Obama’s Supreme Court nomination of Chief Judge Merrick Garland, Friends of the Earth President Erich Pica offers the following statement: President Obama ha…
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Senator Leahy praised, urged to take stronger action following assassination of Honduran Indigenous environmental activist
BURLINGTON, VT. – Today eight Vermont human rights groups sent a letter to Senator Patrick Leahy praising him for his leadership following the assassination of Honduran Indigenous leader Berta C…
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Obama administration releases proposed offshore drilling plan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Obama administration today released the proposed offshore drilling program for 2017-2022. The proposed program includes 10 sales in the Gulf of Mexico and one sale each in the…
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Rally Tally: Demanding justice for Honduran activist Berta Ceres
Berta Cáceres ¡presente! On Friday, March 4, Friends of the Earth joined other supporters in front of the U.S. State Department to remember Honduran civil and environmental rights activist Berta Cá…
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Rally Tally: Dozens of activists condemn the murder of Berta Ceres
Yesterday, Friends of the Earth co-sponsored a rally at the UN in New York City for Berta Cáceres and International Woman’s Day. Berta is a well-known indigenous environmental activist who was…
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Bangladesh coal projects put human health and pivotal ecosystem at risk
Communities in Bangladesh are fighting to stop multiple coal projects, which the U.S. Export-Import Bank may finance, from destroying the air they breathe and the natural resources they depend on. Two…
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140,393 Americans ask USDA to stop silencing its scientists
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A coalition of food safety, consumer, and environmental groups will deliver 140,393* petition signatures urging the USDA to stop silencing its own scientists and censoring the…
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USDA urged to reform scientific integrity policy after allegations of scientific censorship
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As scrutiny of censorship of federal scientists has grown — including a feature in Sunday’s The Washington Post Magazine — a coalition of more than 50 sustainable ag…
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5 simple reasons to oppose HSBC and Credit Agricole at the Green Climate Fund
Either Wednesday or Thursday of this week, the Board of the Green Climate Fund will decide whether or not banking giants HSBC and Credit Agricole will become “accredited entities” of the G…